Chapter 130

Gu Han has arrived.

Seeing Gu Han rush over, Guan Shan stood up immediately.

He laughed heartily, stepped forward, took Gu Han's hand, and, laughing, brought him to sit beside him.

Just sit beside me.

Regarding this treatment that could be called an honor, none of the Dutongs present felt jealous.

Perhaps they did not personally witness the reason for the earlier commendation of Gu Han.

But in the just-concluded encirclement and suppression campaign against the Saber-Toothed Army, they all witnessed Gu Han's performance.

Just Gu Han alone likely killed several hundred enemy troops!

Although in this battle Gu Han did not behead a Martial Sect master.

But the number of Martial Masters he slew is not small.

Moreover, no one expected a youngster like Gu Han to be able to behead a Martial Sect master on the battlefield!

Being able to behead a Martial Master on the battlefield already made them look at him with new eyes.

Or rather, it's not just looking anew—it's shock!

After all, as the Bijang and Dutong of each camp, they are also the chief instructors and trainers of each camp.

The Ten Camps Competition a few months ago seems just before our eyes.

Zhang Lang, who ranked second, heard that during this period he worked hard and became a Martial Practitioner a few days ago.

In this defense battle, he also helped build trenches alongside the Combat Soldiers, personally witnessing Gu Han's outstanding performance on the battlefield.

It won't be long before Zhang Lang becomes a true Combat Soldier and steps onto the battlefield.

Whereas Gu Han, who took first place, already possesses the ability to behead a Martial Master.

Just a difference in ranking, yet their strengths are worlds apart!

But they know it's not that Zhang Lang isn't working hard; it's that Gu Han is too monstrous!

Zhang Lang's rate of strength increase is not slow at all; in fact, it's much faster than that of previous years' first-place winners.

The reason he seems not outstanding is merely that he happened to encounter someone as monstrous as Gu Han.

Moreover, Guan Shan and Zhou Kuan are among those Bijang.

But they know that this batch of rookie camp didn't produce just this one monster, Gu Han.

There's also Gu Chen, who chose to withdraw from the final top-ten competition!

Although Gu Chen's current strength is not as great as Gu Han's, Guan Shan knows that Gu Chen is an extremely rare sword cultivator!

Whether it's to protect Gu Chen or for other reasons.

They have not brought Gu Chen up for open discussion.

Although everyone present are comrades who have lived and died together, regarding sword cultivators, it's still better that fewer people know about it.

"Gu Han, there is a vacancy for a Bijang position at the camp this time."

After the wine had been drunk for a while, Guan Zhen suddenly looked at Gu Han with a hearty laugh.

"Do you have any idea about taking charge of the Third Camp?"

Generally speaking, aside from the position of the Mu Shan Cheng commander, which requires imperial court approval.

As for the specific arrangements of the frontier commanders, Guan Zhen only needs to decide and then report a proper justification.

The imperial court normally does not interfere in such specific arrangements.

And now there are vacancies for Bijang positions at four camps.

For the time being, the Mu Shan Army cannot spare that many Martial Sect masters to temporarily oversee the four camps.

As the person with the most outstanding achievements in these two battles, Gu Han temporarily taking charge of one of the camps is the best choice.

That way, the other three camps can be entrusted to the Dutongs for temporary oversight.

Wait until a new Dutong becomes a Martial Sect master, then redo the division.

The other Dutongs all looked at Gu Han with envy.

They originally planned to volunteer themselves after the victory celebration.

They intended to actively apply to serve as Bijang of the camp.

But Gu Han was able to receive General Guan Zhen's proactive invitation.

This gap truly is heaven and earth!

Before Gu Han could speak, the system's voice sounded in his ear.

"If the host becomes a Bijang, they can absorb part of the Ben Lang Guo's national fortune, and their own qi fortune will rise."

Huh?

Gu Han furrowed his brow,

"Why didn't I get this prompt when I became a Dutong before?"

"Because the minimum requirement to absorb national fortune is to be a Bijang, and only a Bijang can to some extent represent the state."

In other words, the Dutong position is something anyone can hold.

Ben Lang Guo also does not place too much importance on the Dutong.

Only by becoming a Bijang does one truly enter the military's ranks.

But Gu Han still did not immediately agree; instead, he asked the system in his mind,

"If I absorb Ben Lang Guo's national fortune, will it cause Ben Lang Guo's national fortune to decline?"

Although Gu Han is still quite curious about this national fortune.

But if absorbing the national fortune himself were to bring disaster upon Ben Lang Guo, he would still resist it deep down.

After all, Ben Lang Guo has not done anything wrong to him.

In the military camp, the generals also consider themselves not bad.

He cannot, for the sake of profit, do something harmful to the country.

Please rest assured, host; absorbing the nation's fortune merely means temporarily storing part of Ben Lang Guo's nation's fortune inside the host's body.

The system's explanation sounded timely,

Even if the host does not absorb the nation's fortune, others who serve as deputy generals will likewise share in dividing Ben Lang Guo's nation's fortune.

But others lack such a system and cannot make use of it.

After hearing the system's explanation, Gu Han immediately nodded in realization.

Since it will not harm Ben Lang Guo's interests, he then rose and bowed his hands to Guan Zhen, saying,

Gu Han will surely not disappoint the general's trust.

The other deputy generals glanced at Gu Han in surprise.

After all, he's a young person, not even bothering with the pretense of modesty and refusal.

But if he really were to shirk responsibility like that, he probably couldn't keep improving on the martial path.

If that's the case, I will immediately draft a battle report and send it back to the court!

Guan Zhen laughed heartily and drank a cup in one gulp.

The forward scouts had just sent back a battle report; the saber-toothed army's main force had already retreated to Dan Ren Cheng.

There are still a few hours until New Year's Eve.

The defenders of Dan Ren Cheng saw that they lacked the strength to take Mu Shan Cheng.

Moreover, the saber-toothed army suffered heavy losses, and they surely were already longing for home.

Even if Xiao Yuanshan was unwilling to give up, he could only follow the soldiers and withdraw the troops.

Zhou Kuan and the other deputy generals also came over, laughing, to offer a toast to Gu Han.

From today onward, we are all equals!

Having a youthful talent like you, Gu Han, is truly a great fortune for Ben Lang Guo!

Praise after praise came from the mouths of Zhou Kuan and the others.

But this was not mere flattery; it was a heartfelt sentiment.

In just a few short months, he went from a new recruit to a deputy general.

No matter which army you consider, this is an astonishing feat!

Even if those who joined the camp were already martial practitioners, or even martial masters as new recruits.

It would also be impossible to achieve such terrifying progress as Gu Han's.

While everyone was exchanging cups,

In every encampment, there was also an atmosphere brimming with joy.

Comrades shed blood on the battlefield, but life must go on.

Many civilians of Mu Shan Cheng pushed carts into the military camp, thanking the defenders of Mu Shan Cheng for their protection.

The rules of the military camp are not rigid either.

As long as one is not trying to bribe the army with cultivation resources.

For those simply bringing food and drink to reward the troops, they will not refuse either.

And General Wang Kaisan and others who came to provide reinforcement.

did not participate in the victory feast.

After receiving Guan Zhen's flying-hawk message, they immediately rushed to provide reinforcement.

But after ensuring the saber-toothed army of Dan Ren Cheng had retreated,

They also immediately returned to Green Mountain City.

So as to prevent the saber-toothed army facing off against Green Mountain City from also seizing the opportunity to launch an attack.